Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Bob, 76, gave up his driver’s licence and left his farm and friends in Gympie. Now based in Kingaroy he is living his life to the full.
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Home mods make life easier for Beth and Paul
Aged care
Beth and Paul love their big family home in Brisbane’s western suburbs. But they are grateful for the helping hand that subsidised home maintenance and modifications gives them.
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Darryl lives life his way
Aged care
Darryl, 68, lives on a property at Amamoor. He loves his farm, his truck and travelling around Australia with his mates. Darryl has some health issues but won’t let that stop him living life his way.
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Dorothea finds her ‘second home’
Aged care
Dorothea, 80, left some good friends behind when she retired to Brisbane. But she found comradery and belonging with Centacare and, in three years, hasn’t missed a day.
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Age no barrier to learning at Centacare
Aged care
Mary, 75, and Shirley, 87, love being ‘online’. They both use Facebook to keep in touch with family and Shirley streams music through her iPad.
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Later years no time to take it easy
Aged care
Dot is 87 years old and lives with dementia. But watching her go through the moves in her weekly balance class, she doesn’t look a day over 60.
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Helping others is a way of life for local volunteers
Aged care
Helping others is something Kaye has always loved to do, she is making a big difference for our clients, volunteering her time to support the operation of our transport service.